Looking back at CBS’ prime-time hit ‘Touched by an Angel’ and its simple message: God loves you Twenty-six years ago this month, Martha Williamson smashed a hole in the stained-glass ceiling of ...

Della Reese, who started as a gospel singer for Mahalia Jackson when she was only 13 and rose to television fame in her 60s as Tess on CBS’ “Touched by an Angel,” died Sunday evening. She was 86.

Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and ...

Della Reese, a performer and pastor best known for her starring role on the CBS spiritual drama Touched by an Angel, has died at 86. “Her signature television role came late in life,” NPR’s Eric ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama "Touched by an ...

Della Reese who enjoyed dual careers, first as a jazz and pop singer and later as a TV star on CBS' Touched By An Angel, has died at age 86. Her representative, Lynda Bensky, confirmed her death to ...

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Della Reese, who segued from pop and jazz singing stardom in the ‘50s and ‘60s to a long career as a popular TV actress on Touched by an Angel and other shows, died Sunday night at her home in ...

The singer and actress was 86 years old. — -- Della Reese, best known recently for her role as Tess on the hit TV series "Touched by an Angel," died Sunday, her family confirmed for ABC News. She ...